Leo R Gray

Retired Lt. Col. Leo Gray, 82, a retired Tuskegee Airman, holds a 1945 photo of himself after flying a mission over Europe. Gray is one of 300 who will were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bush on March 29 in Washington, D.C. Susan Stocker, Sun Sentinel

Retired Lt. Col. Leo Gray, 82, a retired Tuskegee Airman, holds a 1945 photo of himself after flying a mission over Europe. Gray is one of 300 who will were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bush on March 29 in Washington, D.C.
Susan Stocker, Sun Sentinel

It is with deep regret that we report the passing of Leo R. Gray, (Lt. Col. Ret.), a Charter Member of Post 365. He was one of the last surviving original Tuskegee Airmen and a Red Tail Pilot in the State of Florida. He was well known throughout the state and country and traveled abroad telling the story of the “famed” Tuskegee Airmen of WWII.

Leo will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. Visitation will be 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Friday, October 14, 2016 at Dignity Funeral Chapel; 7701 Bailey Rd. , North Lauderdale, FL 33068.

A celebration of Life will be held from 10am-2pm Sat. Oct. 15th at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center,  3800 NW 11th Pl.  Lauderhill, FL  33311

Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, date and time to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in the name of Leo R Gray, LTC USAF (Ret), to any of the following:

Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
PO Box 830060
Tuskegee, AL 36083
www.tuskegeeairmen.org

Nan Knox Boys and Girls Club
832 NW 2nd St
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

VITAS Healthcare
Attn: Donna Borland, GM
5420 NW 33rd Ave, Ste 100
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

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